Alisa Childers' MAJOR Concerns About 'Christian' Music

Have you noticed that Christian music seems less "Christian" lately? Worship music plays a huge role in shaping our churches, but how positive has that influence been in recent years? Alisa Childers, former member of the Christian group ZOEgirl, offers insight into what's happening behind the scenes in the Christian music industry.

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[paulmalotky]

This approach should not only be taken for music, but for pastors, churches, books, pretty much anything "Christian".

[sidwhiting]

"just because something has a Christian label on it doesn't mean it's Christian."

Well said and good point. That would also apply to so-called "Christian" churches that have abandoned the Gospel but maintain the name "Christian" on their buildings.

[JuniperLynn]

Our worship pastor in our previous church in FL was an incredible talent. He was signed to a label in Nashville and his music made it to Christian radio. He was opening for the biggest names in Christian music. He returned from one of his recording trips in Nashville so distraught. He was hanging out with several of the very big name Christian artists that he always admired, but they invited him to go partying at the clubs and bars that weekend. He gave it all up. He switched gears to pour into his family and his home church, and then started an incredible movement that unites dozens of churches to worship together. He and the other local worship leaders get together and write biblically sound music that is not created for radio, but for true worship.

[tedfeast]

As someone who's been involved in the Christian music scene I've seen first hand the musicians who have started out deeply invested in thier faith only to become no different than the world and deconstructed.

[AnonYmous-kfuu]

I KNEW IT!! I’ve been saying that a lot of the music on Christian radio doesn’t seem very worshipful anymore. I first noticed it it about a decade ago. The music is all “me me me”.

[rachelm]

Thank-you for this. You know what bothers me most about the songs we sing in our church? How many of them are 'I'-centred. It's all about ME. 😐

[JasonSilverMusic]

As someone who has been volunteering for the GMA Awards in Canada, I can attest to this problem. One must remember that getting a song known requires business savvy, and most of the time, this doesn't seem to be compatible with Christian values.

We artists must remember we are doing what we do for an audience of one.

[Sumwhere-N-Between]

Brothers and Sisters 💔🥹 please 🙏 pray for my son Billy, he’s currently suffering from bipolar depression, ocd, and anxiety.
Love you all in Christ Jesus and thank you so much, will pray for you all also.

[Sparrow-ur]

Amen. So true. These music are being brought into church through music seminars and conferences under "christian" name.

[Codycreek]

I’m a musician who loves all genres and forms of music. Was a giant metal head and used to listen to so many things now that make my skin crawl, and as a Christian listen to anymore. Lyrics and words are powerful which is why I check every song I listen to now. I unfortunately will never have kids but if I did I’d be super watchful of what they listened to.

[dmandwayne]

I knew a Pastor who had children who listened to Christia hard rock band. The Pastor could not really understand the words being sung. So, he wondered if his kids could. He told them that he would allow them to listen to it, if they could tell him the words. They gave him the tape jacket, with the lyrics. Then, told him what each song was saying, as it played. Satisfied that is was, in fact, Christian. And, that his kids were getting the message. He allowed it.

[EdwardRomanOficial]

I’m one of those that don’t very much like MODERN christian music.

[nolanhawks]

I feel like the clarification that needs to be made in these discussions is that: If a song is good musically, lyrically, spiritually, then its good. It doesn't pay much to regard where it came from. It's not suddenly bad because of the name attached to it.

[markwilliams]

A lot of the songs in church are not ‘church’ songs, they’re not written for congregational singing, they are performance songs. They are fine to listen to outside the church but church worship should be written for people to sing, not the band to perform.

[coleymoke]

I love "The Old Rugged Cross."

[couragedearheart]

I refuse to go to a “worship service” that uses CCM, Elevated, Bethel, Hillsong ANYMORE! No more bong bong bong.
Hymns for me from now on.

[Apriluser]

Our nephew just informed us that the music director at their church left recently and wasn’t even a believer. There’s a lot of pressure on churches to have hot sounding bands. The music has become what is called “moralistic therapeutic deism”.
Why can’t we sing the songs with theological truth, poetic beauty, musically excellent, and singable? We do in our parish but we choose to be discerning in our music. I lay the responsibility largely at the pastors’ feet. Lord have mercy!

[CLDJ]

I agree heavily with what the gentleman at the end was saying. Instead of christian parents forbidding one form of music and allowing another.

Lets ask someone "why is one listening to this music?" I would add, " lets go over the message or point of the song, and what the artists intention possibly is" .

To me that's just a better and more nauanced approach, where as the other approach may play a part in young people rebelling sometimes 🤔.

[dragondnet]

This is why I sing in the choir to support my church's traditional service with organ and orchestra. My church also has a Modern Worship service, and I know there are a number of people who arrive late so they can skip most of the music and just see the sermon.

[bowler]

Great time at the Worldview Apologetics Conference in Bellevue, Wa. Glad I was able to hear this discussion in person as well as sit in on Frank's (and others) classroom seminars that weekend.